The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love. TERESA OF AVILA Love
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost. TERESA OF AVILA HumilityLostWork
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself. TERESA OF AVILA GodSettleSolitude
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him. TERESA OF AVILA FriendshipGodMentalPrayerSecret
It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler. TERESA OF AVILA ConstantFallGodGrowthHumbleSoul
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions – which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives. TERESA OF AVILA ActionDisturbIgnoranceLoseMotivationalPeaceSoulWrong
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed. TERESA OF AVILA ParalyzePeoplePracticePrayerSoul
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself. TERESA OF AVILA TalkThinkingVoice
